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Re: How can I weigh down the front?
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Posted by JMS/MN on April 14, 2003 at 22:25:06 from (65.237.15.241):
In Reply to: How can I weigh down the front? posted by ABarefoot1 on April 13, 2003 at 18:32:52:
For a cheap solution to your problem, can you run some 2-3 inch channel iron alongside the engine frame, extended beyond the front of the tractor, and construct a steel box there- then pour a concrete block to fit the box, or fill it with iron, gravel, etc.? You can gain 70-150 lbs per cubic foot of box that way. Use 1/2-5/8 inch bolts to mount the frame, whatever the frame holes allow- use grade 5 or 8 bolts.
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